the american embassy in jordan. officials say this is also connected to syria's violence. senior correspondent john miller a form assistant director of national intelligence is here. john, does this mean that syria is now spilling over? >> it means that it's spilling over in every direction. what we just saw in lebanon, what we saw now in jordan shows and it's spilling over from both sides. in lebanon what you saw the syrian government trying to influence things. what you're seeing in the jordan plot is really interesting because jordan is a country that is largely supported the rebels in sir area sent them weapons and money and other support and here those weapons are coming back to al qaeda inspired groups, although not directly connected to launch attacks on hotels, cafes, public places as a distraction to draw the police response where they then launch second attacks on their real targets the general intelligence director, u.s. buildings, embassy, so on. >> is there a rise in the role of al qaeda inspired groups